St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-25

Adams, contractors, amount due, SlS4;
Estimate No. 8 and final, Fairfield av-
enue grading, Macarthur Bros, con-
tractors, amount due, S7,025; Estimate
No. 4, supplementary to No. and final,
Taylor avenue grading, Cooper d. Har-
per, contractors, amount due, $500;
Estimate No. 5 and final, Greenbrier
avenue grading, j. w. Doherty, con-
tractor, amount due, S4S5; Estimate No.
and final, Third street bridge, APP
pr0acheS, III. e. Horton, contractor,
amount due, Sl5, 365.17; Estimate No. 8
and final, Hague avenue and Milton
street grading, w. L. Murphy, con-
tractor, amount due, S6SS; George IL.
Ballou, $3.50; Matthew Craig, SIS; G..
w. Merrill, $40.
Committee on Claims.
Also,
p. ID. Winchelps Petition
The Board of Public Works transmits
petition of p. d. Winchell, for return of
money enormously assessed against his
property, and recommend that prayer
of petitioner be granted, and that an Or
der be drawn upon the Treasury in his
favor for the sum OF $40.
Committee on Claims.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMUTERS.
OF Committee on Ways and Means
Bond Approved
Committee has examined and ap-
proved the bond Of Z. Ii. Kelly, Water
Commissioner.
Bond approved by the following vote ::
9eas-Aid. COnley, O'Connor, Pestch,
Cullen, Ryan, Sanborn, Weber, Kenny,
Kahn, Hanm, Bryant, Minea, Long, MIR.
Vice Presidents.
Also,
u. Il. KimbalpS Petition
Committee recommend that the prayer
of petitioner be granted.
Adopted. (See resolution.
Also.
George Mitsch and Others Petition
The Committee on Ways and Means,
to whom was referred the pc
tition of George Mitsch and
others, asking for refunding
OF money paid for opening street on
the north side of the union depot find
that the courts have held that the Coun-
Gil had no authority to open said street,
and recommend that said money be re-
funded, without interest.
Recommitted.
OF Committee on Fire Department
James |. Jellett's Petition
Committee recommends that attached
ordinance be passed.
Adopted. (See Ordinance No. 1851
Also,
John L. NordStrom'S Petition
Committee recommended that said pc
ton be not granted, until notice re-
CURED by law has been given and a
plan of proposed windows presented to
Council.
Adopted.
OF Committee on StreetS-Jackson Street
Bridge
Committee submits, without recon-
mendation, the following communica-
ton from the City Engineer:
To the Committee on Streets
GENTLEMEN: Relative to the matter
of the Jackson street bridge as CON
Structed by the st. Paul, Minneapolis IL
Manitoba road, | would report
as follows: At the regular meet
ing of the Common. Council, May Is,
1884, page 1S7 Council Proceedings, the
City Engineer sent communication in
closing a letter from Mr.. MARVEL, gen
eral manager st. Paul, Minneapolis q
Manitoba railway, proposing to build a
wooden bridge over their tracks under
certain conditions as set forth in the
communication. The matter was re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets, and
at a special meeting held June u, 1884,
page 215, Council Proceedings, the COM
mlttee on Streets recommended that the
accepted and the matter be referred to
the City Attorney to prepare an agree
ment which should protect the rights of
the city. On the 18th day of July, 1884, an
agreement WAS drawn up and signed by
James j. Hill on the part of the ST.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway
company, G. d. O'Brien, Mayor of the
of the city OF st. Paul, and Thomas A.
Pendergrast. City Clerk of the City Of
st. Paul, whereby a wooden bridge,
twentyfour feet wide with two side
walks each six feet wide with masonry
abutmentS the full width of the street
and suitable to receive an iron Struct-
ufe) was to be built by the railway COM
pany, upon plans submitted to the City
Council of st. Paul for approval, to be
open to traffic on OF before the 1st day
OF January, 1885. said bridge to be
kept in repairs by said city for
term OF eight years, after
which time the railway company
whenever requested by the Common
Council agreed TO substitute for the
same such ether bridge as might be or
dered by the Common Council in ac-
cordance with the agreement between
the City of st. Paul and the ST. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba railway, under
date of Aug. y, 1850. Nothing was ever
have ever been submitted to the Com
non Council or the City Engineer for
acceptance. The railway company have,
however, proceeded to buitd all iron
bridge vita i. roadway thirty-two feet
wide and two sidewalks each six feet
wide, together with the necessary stone
| abutments. The bridge has been placed
entirely to one side of the street and has
not apparently been constructed with
the idea OF widening at any future time.
The location of the bridge on one side of
| the street gives a very awkward appear
ance to the street at the north end of
said bridge, and makes the sidewalk
connections very bad and unsightiy. 1t
is my opinion that had the plans been
submitted to the city for approval,
changes might have been made of bene-
fit to the city and without additional
cost to the railroad company. The
bridge as built is not in accordance with
the agreement between the city of St.
Paul and the st. Paul, Minneapolis 81
Manitoba Railway company. under date
of Aug. %, 1880. Respectfully sub
mitted,
l.. W. RUNDLETT, City Engineer.
June II, 1887.
Recommitted to Committee on Streets.
Also,
Lutheran Cemetery Association Peti-
ton
Committee recommend that said petit
ton be referred to City Engineer and
Corporation Attorney.
Adopted.
Also,
st. Peter Street Paying-Protest-
Committee recommend that protest
against said paving be granted, and that
| the final order in said matter co not pass.
Adopted.
Also,
| a. G.. Kidd and Others Petition
! Committee return herewith prelimi-
nary order in said matter.